Military Service
Service Number: R/82744
Force: Air Force
Unit: Royal Canadian Air Force
Group: No.3 Bomber Command
Squadron: No.115 Sqdn. (Despite The Elements) RAF
Airfield: RAF Station Mildenhall, Suffolk, England
Honours/Citations:
1939-45 Star, Air Crew Europe Star with France and Germany bar, Defence medal, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal (CVSM) with silver maple leaf emblem and Bomber Command bar & War Medal 1939-1945
Flight Sergeant / Wireless Operator - Air Gunner.
He enlisted in Ottawa, Ontario on Feb 1, 1941.
Bert's crew was part of a mission where 8 Wellington bombers were sent to attack the Dortmund-Ems Canal at Lingen, Germany. His aircraft, Wellington aircraft #Z1657, was engaged by an enemy night-fighter during the raid, resulting in them jettisoning their bombs. Despite the bomber being badly shot up by fighter cannon fire, that resulted in the rear gunner being injured and Bert being mortally wounded, the bomber was able to return and land safely back at base in England.
The other members of the crew were:
Flight Lieutenant D. P. Fox - Pilot
Wing Commander A. F. M. Sisley - 2nd Pilot
Sergeant K. Spring - Observer
Sergeant B. A. Austin - Bomb Aimer
Sergeant A. Spires - Rear Air Gunner
Military Service
Service Number: R/82744
Force: Air Force
Unit: Royal Canadian Air Force
Group: No.3 Bomber Command
Squadron: No.115 Sqdn. (Despite The Elements) RAF
Airfield: RAF Station Mildenhall, Suffolk, England
Honours/Citations:
1939-45 Star, Air Crew Europe Star with France and Germany bar, Defence medal, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal (CVSM) with silver maple leaf emblem and Bomber Command bar & War Medal 1939-1945
Flight Sergeant / Wireless Operator - Air Gunner.
He enlisted in Ottawa, Ontario on Feb 1, 1941.
Bert's crew was part of a mission where 8 Wellington bombers were sent to attack the Dortmund-Ems Canal at Lingen, Germany. His aircraft, Wellington aircraft #Z1657, was engaged by an enemy night-fighter during the raid, resulting in them jettisoning their bombs. Despite the bomber being badly shot up by fighter cannon fire, that resulted in the rear gunner being injured and Bert being mortally wounded, the bomber was able to return and land safely back at base in England.
The other members of the crew were:
Flight Lieutenant D. P. Fox - Pilot
Wing Commander A. F. M. Sisley - 2nd Pilot
Sergeant K. Spring - Observer
Sergeant B. A. Austin - Bomb Aimer
Sergeant A. Spires - Rear Air Gunner
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